Metaphors of Transition
Monika Renz, Mark Kyburz, John L. Peck
Columbia University Press eBooks October 6, 2015 DOI: 10.7312/columbia/9780231170888.003.0006 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Argues that the metaphors used by dying people constitute an analogical symbolic language rooted in dream-consciousness, as described by C.G. Jung and Stanislav Grof, rather than accidental expressions, and that these metaphors can be organized according to three stages of transition. |
Abstract
The many metaphors used by the dying are interpreted as an analogical symbolic language from our dream-consciousness (C.G. Jung, St.Grof), in contradiction to our everyday logical rational thinking and waking consciousness. Metaphors are not accidental, and important metaphors of dying are listed according to the three stages of transition.